Fitting a subwoofer in a Leon Mk2

[singh123]

yeahh that was my consern, i like having the bluetooth, thansk for the link i will have a look into it, if you coudl let me know if and when you fit that it and if it works please?

 

[DaveP]

Just raised a ticket with CAD and their response wasn't helpful (they said that there was an audio interrupt on the alpine for telephones - I knew that!).

 

[djnemesis]

Hey dude - What an excellent write up - Does taking the input for the amp off the speakers affect the sound quality ?

Was thinking of getting a sub and if I can do it under the boot floor then it's a deal

Steve

 

[djnemesis]

I'm looking at uprating the ICE & adding a sub too.

A friend has done this in his Meganne F1, sounds quite good too using a sealed enclosure & the false floor = boot space.

boot floor back in - and nobody would know

Have you any details on this ? Very interested !!! I NEED BOOT SPACE.

 

[ChrisMansell]

I haven't got a CD Changer or Ice>Link and have been stumped for a few days now on where to get a feed for the remote wire. Just found the 12v cigarette lighter seems to be suitable.

Can anyone see any reason why this won't work. I don't fancy taking apart the centre console to connect the remote to find it don't / won't work.

EDIT: All done and connected, remote feed from cigarette lighter works a treat.

Cheers
Gareth

you said you got your feed from the cigarette lighter . . .

well that's a PERMANENT live so no wonder it works!!! (this is live even with the key out and the doors locked - therefore there will always be a current) this will be wasting you battery big time!

 

[jeyre]

Great little guide mate. Like you, i find the standard door speakers aren't really good at all and I was thinking of upgrading the door speakers then maybe even a sub, so when I do i'll be sure to use this for help if I need it

 

[djnemesis]

you said you got your feed from the cigarette lighter . . .

well that's a PERMANENT live so no wonder it works!!! (this is live even with the key out and the doors locked - therefore there will always be a current) this will be wasting you battery big time!

No no no - The lighter in mine does NOT work without the ignition on. So it should be fine...

 

[ChrisMansell]

No no no - The lighter in mine does NOT work without the ignition on. So it should be fine...

hmmm, weird. well sounds good then!!

that sub in the picture above, is not even a sub though! it looks only about 6 inches (if that) so I'd class it as a mid ranged speaker like ones you'd find in big car's doors.

I used to have a 12" sub built into the floor of my old megane, but that took up more room than the spare tyre (about 1.5 times the amount of room).

with my leon when you lift up the boot floor, there is no spare tyre, just a pump up kit - so no room for a sub.

I think that if you want a sub, you should just buy either a 10 or 12 inch sub, with a box. if you put a speaker of that size anywhere, I don't think you'd even notice tbh.

 

[djnemesis]

Davros - How did you get the rear seats out - I can't seem to unclip the front of them - When I push them backward I can can the rear of the seat to come out...

 

[Davros]

IIRC (It was a good year and half ago now!) you have to pull the front of the rear bench upwards (quite hard). This will release clips at the front. It will then hinge, and you can pull the brackets out quite easily.

 

[Hurdy]

Good writeup.

I did my own arch install, but looking at the Leon, there isn't much room there for one compared with the Golf. I'd much prefer there to have been a deeper spare wheel well like the Leon as putting the sub in there is a really good solution.

 

[Jace]

Have you any details on this ? Very interested !!! I NEED BOOT SPACE.

It was what a friend has made for his Megane F1, not a commercialy bought item.

 

[JUS CRU-ZN]

I got the pinout from ELSAWIN (Seat workshop manuals - off eBay), but this may help you. I assume i used the +uB CDC - they were labelled differently on ELSAWIN. I'd check, but i've reformatted my PC since then and haven't installed it again.

If it doesn't work, give me a shout and i can pull my radio out and check, but i'm without my car for a couple of days

Thanks to you all for a brilliant guide... shoud be in FAQ IMHO.

One small question... I connected my remote to the +uB CDC but amp stays on permanently. Any other ideas??? i dont like the idea of always needing a separate switch.

Thx

 

[jlovrek]

this is my subwoofer instalation on seat original hu with mp3 and other speakers, you have link on topic with my car here:

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=106573


GZTW 30T

GZTA 2.250MK²

 

[Poverty]

Need to find a switched live for my remote cable now. Is the cigarrette lighter 100% dead with no ignition? Suppose I can always get out my multimeter!

 

[robdf2]

you not changing your head unit?

 

[Poverty]

you not changing your head unit?

not yet, will eventually, wanna spend the money on performance mods first.

 

[alexangas]

hey guys ive installed a 10'' Rockford Fosgate sub in my Leon. About the headunit (hate it!) which unit would u recomend?
Cheers!

 

[Street]

Whats your budget?

I've just fitted an Alpine W505R into mine and it is excellant!

Think a sub may be next on my list.. But I need to find someone to do a good job with it as I'd probably mess it up..

 

[Audio Advice]

audio into leon

Hello folks - first post since joining.

Ok guys there are lots of options for your Leons.

There is plenty of space in the floor if you want to sacrifice the spare wheel and if you dont a custom made box can be moulded into the passengers side rear quarter then trimmed in VAG style grey carpet.

I cant post pics yet but if anyone would like some pics e-mailed then let me know

Cheers folks